Handle for washboilers, pails, &amp;c.



No. 636,784. Patented Nov. l4, I899. J. I. FLANAGEN.

HANDLE FOR WASHBOILERS, PAILS, 81.12.

(Application filed Apr. 12, 1899.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES I. FLANAGEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HANDLE FOR WASHBOILERS, PAILS,

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 636,784, dated November14, 1899.

- Application filed April 12, 1899. Serial No. 712,696. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES I. FLANAGEN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philade1phia,State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Handles forWashboilers,Pails, &c., which improvement is fully set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists, first, of a handle formed of a grip and sidearms, the latter being constructed of sheet metal stiffened by beads,whereby the same is light, strong, durable, and inexpensive.

It also consists in providing the arms with flanges which embrace andtightly hold the shoulders or ridges on the grip, forming a strongconnection between the parts.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a handle embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a section thereof on line a: m, Fig. 1, onan enlarged scale. Fig. 3 represents a section on line y 'y, Fig. 1.Fig. 4 represents a section on line a 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 represents asection of a portion, showing one of the eyes in condition prior tobeing interlocked with the grip. Fig. 6 represents a side elevation ofthe handle. Fig. 7 represents a section of a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a handle formed of the grip Aand side arms B. The grip, preferably constructed of wood, hascircumferential shoulders or ridges G thereon near the edges thereof.The arms are constructed of sheet metal, each with an eye D at one endand ears E at the other end, the latter having openings F therein forrivets or pins, by which the handle may be attached to a washboiler orother vessel, pail, tub, &c.

Extending around the sides of the bodies of the arms are beads G, andaround the ears thereof are beads H, the same being struck up, crimpingthe metal and serving to stiffen the same, whereby the arms and ears,though light in weight, are vastly strengthened, and their durability isgreatly increased. Between the ears E of each arm there is the bead J asa divisional line between said ears, the same extending into the body ofthe arm and servdoubling said edges.

ing to strengthen said cars at the place of 0c cupation of said line andbody.

On the sides of the eyes D, which latter embrace the peripheries of theridges O, are flanges K, which are inturned and embrace the sides ofsaid ridges, they being swaged thereon, thus firmly interlocking thearms with said grip and preventing wrenching 0E of either part whensubjected to strain or disconnection of the grip from the arms or, viceversa, when the handle is in use and receives the weight transmitted toit from the boiler, pail, &c.

The sides of the arms around the beads are provided with inturned lipsM, thus doubling said sides and presenting a rounded edge, whichincreases the strength of said sides and removes the raw edges fromexposure and liability to cut the hand of the one using the handle.

In order to prevent rotary motion of the grip, the ears have spurs orstuds N punched out of the same by any suitable tool and en tering thegrip, the effect of which is evident. If desired, nails maybe driventhrough said spurs or studs into the grip to increase the hold of thegrip in the eyes; but to this I do not limit myself. As another form oflook ing the eyes on the ridges the latter may be circumferentiallygrooved and the eyes depressed or formed with inturned beads P, whichenter said grooves and embrace the sides of said grooves, as shown inFig. 7.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a handle, grip-carrying arms, a grip connecting the outer ends ofsaid arms, said arms having beads on the edges thereof, and lipsinturned from said heads at the outer end portions of said arms adjacentthe grip,

2. In a handle, side arms provided at their outer ends with eyes, a griphaving its end portions situated within said eyes, the end portions ofsaid grip being provided with a shoulder, the interior faces of saideyes e11 gaging the outer faces of the grip exterior to said shoulder,and flanges extending inwardly of the interior faces of the eyes andhaving lateral engagement with said shoulders.

3. In a handle, side arms provided at their lateral engagement with saidshoulders, said outer ends with eyes, a grip having its end eyes beingprovided with spurs or studs en- 10 portions situated within said eyes,the end gaging said grip. portions of said grip being provided with a 5shoulder, the interior faces of said eyes en- JAMEB FLANAGEN' gaging theouter faces of the grip exterior to Witnesses: saidshoulder, and flangesextending inwardly JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM,

of the interior faces of the eyes and having WM. 0. VVIEDERSHEIM.

